Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Hylotelephium > Hylotelephium spectabileHylotelephium spectabile (showy stonecrop)Synonyms: Anacampseros spectabilis; Hylotelephium pseudospectabile; Hylotelephium spectabile var. angustifolium; Hylotelephium spectabile var. spectabile; Sedum fabarium; Sedum pseudofabaria; Sedum pseudospectabile; Sedum spectabile (homotypic); Sedum spectabile var. angustifolium; Sedum telephium var. kirinense Hylotelephium spectabile (formerly called Sedum spectabile) is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, native to China and Korea. Its common names include showy stonecrop, ice plant, and butterfly stonecrop. Growing to 45 cm (18 in) tall and broad, it is an herbaceous perennial with alternate, simple, toothed leaves on erect, unbranched succulent stems. The star-shaped pink flowers are borne in flat cymes 15 cm (6 in) across, in fall (autumn). The specific epithet spectabile means "showy". |
Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | Leaf Type [2] | Evergreen | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera | Scent [1] | The flowers have a honey-like smell similar to Buddleias; | Structure [3] | Herb | Usage [1] | Plants can be grown as a ground cover when planted about 30cm apart each way; | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Height [1] | 16 inches (0.4 m) | Width [1] | 16 inches (0.4 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Hylotelephium spectabile |
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Area acres |
Location |
Species |
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Breckland |
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18652 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary |
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38085 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Hackpen Hill |
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89 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Luce Bay and Sands |
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120487 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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